What years did Michael Fulmer play?

Michael Fulmer played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2026.

Was Michael Fulmer a pitcher?

Yes. Michael Fulmer pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 596 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Michael Fulmer hit?

Michael Fulmer hit 0 career home runs.

What was Michael Fulmer's career batting average?

Michael Fulmer batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 14 at bats.

What was Michael Fulmer's career ERA?

Michael Fulmer finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 37-51 with 596 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Michael Fulmer have?

Michael Fulmer recorded 596 career strikeouts.

Michael Fulmer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2026)

Michael Fulmer is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2016 for 5 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 280 career appearances, he has gone 37-51 with a 3.93 ERA and 596 strikeouts. Michael Fulmer is an All-Star and a Rookie of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4091.5.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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W–L 37–51

ERA 3.93

WHIP 1.27

SO 596

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 4091.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 224 lb
Born: 3/15/1993 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 2016-04-29
Awards: All-Star · Rookie of the Year

Full name: Michael Joseph Fulmer

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Career Pitching Statistics

Michael Fulmer — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
37	51	280	90	2	1	19	693.1	652	303	77	226	596	3.93	4091.5

Career ERA 3.93 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 6.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Michael Fulmer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2016	DET	AL	11	7	26	26	1	1	0	159.0	136	54	42	132	3.06	4.19 (+27%)	1778.6
2017	DET	AL	10	12	25	25	1	0	0	164.2	150	70	40	114	3.83	4.36 (+12%)	2911.9
2018	DET	AL	3	12	24	24	0	0	0	132.1	128	69	46	110	4.69	4.15 (-13%)	-1230.6
2020	DET	AL	0	2	10	10	0	0	0	27.2	45	27	12	20	8.78	4.45 (-97%)	-1702.2
2021	DET	AL	5	6	52	4	0	0	14	69.2	69	23	20	73	2.97	4.27 (+30%)	1428.2
2022	DET	AL	3	4	41	0	0	0	2	39.1	29	14	20	39	3.20	3.97 (+19%)	747.6
2022	MIN	AL	2	2	26	0	0	0	1	24.1	30	10	8	22	3.70	3.97 (+7%)	-104.3
2023	CHN	NL	3	5	58	1	0	0	2	57.0	48	28	28	65	4.42	4.33 (-2%)	262.3
2025	BOS	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.2	4	3	2	2	10.12	—	0.0
2025	CHN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0
2026	NYY	AL	0	1	15	0	0	0	0	13.2	11	5	8	18	3.29	4.18 (+21%)	-
Career · 11 seasons			37	51	280	90	2	1	19	693.1	652	303	226	596	3.93	—	4,091

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Michael Fulmer — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
265	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Michael Fulmer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2016	DET	AL	26	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	DET	AL	25	5	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	DET	AL	24	6	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	DET	AL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	DET	AL	52	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	DET	AL	41	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	MIN	AL	26	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CHN	NL	58	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	BOS	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	CHN	NL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			265	14	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Michael Fulmer — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	130	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	135	14	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Michael Fulmer — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	130	336.0	286	125	95	286	3.35
Away	135	343.2	355	173	123	292	4.53

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Michael Fulmer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-06-25	CHC	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-06-23	CHC	STL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2025-04-14	BOS	TBR	—	2.2	4	3	3	2	2	1
2023-09-11	CHC	COL	SV	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0
2023-08-24	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2023-08-21	CHC	DET	—	0.1	4	3	3	1	1	0
2023-08-19	CHC	KCR	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0
2023-08-18	CHC	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2023-08-16	CHC	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2023-08-12	CHC	TOR	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Michael Fulmer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	265	90	48	51	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Michael Fulmer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2016	DET	P	26	26	16	13	1	2
2017	DET	P	25	25	9	10	1	0
2018	DET	P	24	24	11	14	0	0
2020	DET	P	10	10	2	3	0	2
2021	DET	P	52	4	5	3	1	0
2022	DET	P	41	0	0	2	0	0
2022	MIN	P	26	0	1	3	0	1
2023	CHN	P	58	1	3	3	0	1
2025	BOS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025	CHN	P	2	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Michael Fulmer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	265

Awards & Honors

Michael Fulmer — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2016	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
2016	Rookie of the Year
2016	TSN Rookie of the Year

Award Voting History

Michael Fulmer — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2016	Cy Young Award	AL	10th	1.0	210	0
2016	Rookie of the Year	AL	1st	142.0	150	26

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Michael Fulmer: the record in brief

Michael Fulmer's major league record starts with the debut on April 29, 2016 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. The season rows list, in order, the Detroit Tigers (2016 through 2022), the Minnesota Twins (2022), the Chicago Cubs (2023 through 2025), and the Boston Red Sox (2025). Fulmer, born on March 15, 1993, in Oklahoma City, OK, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 3 inches and 224 pounds. The bio lists the given name Michael Joseph.

Across 280 games (90 starts), Fulmer has recorded 37 wins against 51 losses with a 3.93 ERA. The totals include 596 strikeouts and 19 saves. The leagues Fulmer pitched in allowed 4.21 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 6.6% better than average. Fulmer won 11 games in 2016, the most of any season listed. Fulmer saved 14 games in 2021, the season high. 2016 was Fulmer's sharpest full season, a 3.06 ERA against the league's 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Fulmer

What years did Michael Fulmer play?: Michael Fulmer played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2026.
Was Michael Fulmer a pitcher?: Yes. Michael Fulmer pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 596 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Michael Fulmer hit?: Michael Fulmer hit 0 career home runs.
What was Michael Fulmer's career batting average?: Michael Fulmer batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 14 at bats.
What was Michael Fulmer's career ERA?: Michael Fulmer finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 37-51 with 596 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Michael Fulmer have?: Michael Fulmer recorded 596 career strikeouts.